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I don't collect DC direct, and I prefer the look and feel of the DC Universe stuff anyways so nice for someone like me.

One Gum Drop to rule them all, One Gum Drop to find them,
One Gum Drop to bring them all and in the sweetness bind them
In the Land of Candy where the Gingerbreads lie.
-Tag line for the Candy Land Movie Adaptation

OK, not to sound like a complete idiot - but take what I said with a grain of salt. I've been reading this morning that Mattel may have released fake line-ups for the waves in order to catch the source of the leaks.

That may or may not be true, so the lineups I listed above (which I cobbled together from other sites I frequent) may or may not be accurate.

We'll have to see - I know Matty's not going to NYCC because of some event of their own at the same time, so hopefully we'll get the scoop on these two waves by then, one way or the other.

Itís been popping up on ebay. From what I have gathered, this deco was originally intended to be part of a 2 pack with Bizarro. I donít know if that pack is still in the works. If not, I hope they get this repaint out somehow.

I'd like one more like the original DCSH head, but less angular to fit the DCUC style.

I agree about the DCUC Superman head. I really like the DCSH head and I actually don't mind the angular look. If no better DCUC Superman head is ever developed, I might commission someone to dremel out my DCSH Supes head to fit a DCUC body. It's a darn shame they aren't compatible.

Even with that standard DCUC head, those bright colors really stand out. My main connection to DC was the Super Powers line and Superfriends so that is the perfect Superman deco for me. I have DCSH Superman but the only DCUC version I have is the mullet version. I purposely didn't pick up the short hair DCUC Supes for hopes that a lighter blue DCUC Supes would come out.

I bought The Music of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection cd:
I was looking at the massive group picture inside the back cover and noticed something weird. The picture itself resembles the current cards that the DCUC figures come packaged in, and they are drawn in the same style. Several artists are listed in the sleeve, so it isn't one illustrator, but the overall style is like that on the DCUC boxes as well as the Hostess boxes, so I take it this is DC's new house style.

The odd thing was the inclusion of Don Hall as Dove. Why would he be on there? First of all, Hawk & Dove aren't even that popular that I would imagine including them in such a group picture. Secondly, almost every other character is depicted in their current styles, Sinestro in his yellow Corps costume, GL with solid black leggings without green trunks, Michael Holt as Mr. Terrific, etc. Then I saw Jemm Son of Saturn in there. And Jack Knight as Starman, both of whom are in the newest DCUC wave. Then I noticed The Huntress is the same rendering of her from the Toyfare fan poll. And some of the other character choices, Imperiex, Chemo, Cyborg Superman, Eclipso, Steppenwolf in Super Powers costume, Man-Bat... they're all part of the DCUC line... then I remembered reading in this thread that Hawk & Dove were rumored to be in an upcoming wave. Then I realized... are all of these characters going to be in DCUC?

I could be way off base here and please take this with a handful of salt! (Yuck!) Here are the characters depicted that haven't been officially confirmed for future DCUC waves:
Good Guys:
Hawk & Dove (Hank & Don)
Bart Allen as Kid Flash
Stargirl
Batwoman
Catman
Animal Man (Didn't I see his name mentioned as a rumored upcoming fig?)
Hawkman (I guess a more modern version with brown leather gloves)
Saint Walker
Ravager (Rose)
Modern Dr. Mid-Nite
Harbinger
Barbara Gordon Batgirl (her costume is colored purple in this illustration)
Modern Raven (Although she was the one used in the Fan Poll, the produced figure is in the 80s NTT style.)
A GIANT Crispus Allen Spectre (C+C???)

Riddler appears in the costume he wore in the last season of Batman:TAS, green leotard with one single ? on his chest, a purple derby with a ? on it. I don't know if that's just a stock image or if he'll be done in that costume. They've already revealed the upcoming Riddler and he's in his classic costume covered in ?s.

Also, Lex in armor, Mongul, Catwoman (modern costume with goggles), Supergirl and Batgirl (probably a couple more) were part of the DC Super Heroes line, so maybe they consider them all the same collection, which is why they were included.

This could all be crap! Maybe these are just the characters they felt were most important to showcase or they just used whatever stock art they had available and it just so happened that a bunch of them have made it to the DCUC line. It would be pretty sweet though! And most of them ARE logical choices!

Well, to be fair, she's doing better than Flash or Aquaman are so far. Ares, Giganta and two versions of Cheetah are in the line, but Flash is batting just Captain Cold and Grodd, and Aquaman only has Manta.

Reverse-Flash is long overdue (as is Poison Ivy), but after those two, I'm down for any new specific-hero villains they throw at us. Would not mind a Circe or Angle Man, certainly. (And a Toyman to finish the LoD)

AGREED! And with him should come Faora and Kru-El IMO. I'd say Ursa and Non, but I didn't much like their comic book appearances (though I do prefer Zod looking like bearded Terrance Stamp than an SS officer).

I think that's the problem with Zod and the Kryptonian villains. The versions from the movies are so much more well-known than the comic book ones. But since they are making the 12" movie-based dolls, maybe they can make them as DCUCs. I mean, they did it for the new Batman movies.

I think that's the problem with Zod and the Kryptonian villains. The versions from the movies are so much more well-known than the comic book ones. But since they are making the 12" movie-based dolls, maybe they can make them as DCUCs. I mean, they did it for the new Batman movies.

Now that they are saying Zod will be the villain of the next Superman movie, Mattel may just do an SDCC exclusive three-pack with the Kryptonian villains--having grossly missed the chance all last year during the Zod season of Smallville. They'll use the comic versions I think--either with Kru-El and Faora as they were featured in comics back when Superman II came out, or the new comic book versions of Zod, Ursa, and Non. That's assuming that the DCUC line survives to the arrival of a new Superman movie.

Last I heard was mid-to-late October, so hopefully very soon. Not that I'm looking forward to trying to find this wave at the horrible WMs in my area (I never saw wave 5, and only saw the Batman from Wave 10 once - nothing else), but am looking forward to the actual figures themselves.

Not sure if Matty's actually given a real reason for the prolonged delay on this wave - it should have been out 3-4 mos. ago.